Schein's common sense emergency abdominal surgery
Subtitle: an unconventional book for trainees and thinking surgeons
By: Moshe Schein, Paul N. Rogers, Ahmad Assalia (editors)
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Heidelberg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 631
ISBN-13: 9783540748212; 9783540748205
Other titles: Common sense emergency abdominal surgery
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General philosophy; title: The acute abdomen; title: Rational diagnostic procedures; title: Abdominal imaging; title: Optimizing the patient; title: Preoperative antibiotics; title: Family, ethics, informed consent and medicolegal issues; title: Before the flight: pre-op checklist; title: A brief history of emergency abdominal surgery; title: The incision; title: Abdominal exploration: finding what is wrong; title: Peritonitis: contamination and infection: principles of treatment; title: The intestinal anastomosis; title: Intestinal stomas; title: Esophageal emergencies; title: Diaphragmatic emergencies; title: Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (and portal hypertension); title: Perforated peptic ulcer; title: Acute pancreatitis; title: Gallbladder and biliary emergencies; title: Small bowel obstruction; title: Acute abdominal wall hernias; title: Acute mesenteric ischemia; title: Inflammatory bowel disease and other types of colitis; title: Colonic obstruction; title: Acute diverticulitis; title: Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding; title: Acute appendicitis; title: Anorectal emergencies; title: Surgical complications of endoscopy; title: Complications of bariatric surgery; title: Complications of peritoneal dialysis; title: Gynecological emergencies; title: Urological emergencies; title: Abdominal emergencies in infancy and childhood; title: The AIDS patient; title: Abdominal emergencies in the "Third World"; title: Penetrating abdominal trauma; title: Blunt trauma and Rx of specific injuries; title: The abdominal compartment syndrome; title: Abdominal aortic emergencies; title: Abdominal drainage; title: Abdominal closure; title: Before landing; title: Postoperative care; title: Nutrition; title: Postoperative antibiotics; title: Postoperative ileus verus intestinal obstruction; title: Intra-abdominal abscesses; title: Anastomotic leaks and fistulas; title: Leaks following colonic or rectal anastomoses; title: Re-laparotomies and laparostomy for infection; title: Abdominal wall dehiscence; title: LIRS, SIRS, sepsis, MODs and tertiary peritonitis; title: Wound management; title: Postoperative bleeding; title: The role of laparoscopy; title: Complications of laparoscopic surgery; title: In the aftermath and the M&M meeting.